Social Media Manager cover letter example

Hiring managers skim a social media manager cover letter for one thing: proof you can do this job, in their words. Below is a short letter that does exactly that. Replace the bracketed parts and the results with yours.

Dear Hiring Manager,

I'm applying for the Social Media Manager role at [Company]. My background in one line: social media manager with 5 years growing brand audiences.

Two results from my last roles that match what you're asking for:
- Grew Instagram from 20k to 140k followers in 18 months with a short-video strategy.
- Drove $310k in attributed revenue from organic and paid social in one year.

I also raised average engagement rate from 1.8% to 4.6%. Day to day I work with Content strategy, Instagram and TikTok, Paid social and Canva / Adobe, which your posting lists among the core requirements.

I'd welcome a short call to walk through how I'd approach [a priority from the job ad] in the first 90 days.

Best regards,
Chloe Martin

Why this letter works

It is short. Under 200 words: it gets read to the end.
Results, not duties. Both proof points carry a number a recruiter can repeat to the team.
It mirrors the posting. Content strategy, Instagram and TikTok, Paid social, Canva / Adobe are the words social media manager ads use; swap in the exact terms from yours.
It asks for a next step tied to their priorities, not a generic "hope to hear from you".

Mistakes that get social media manager cover letters skipped

Repeating the resume line by line instead of picking the two results that fit this job.
"I am a hard-working team player": claims without evidence are ignored.
One letter for every application. The ATS and the recruiter both notice.

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